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  • 1840.1.1
Title:
  • Octagon sampler with border
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Description:
  • An unfinished sampler with no name or date. Embroidery sampler with a floral and plant border and a geometric border, within the octagon border featuring flowers in each of the four corners are five dividing lines, lower and uppercase alphabets, numbers and a verse "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of a youthful hand / And while her fingers o,er the canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love".
    Stitches: Cross, Knotted, Tent, Back, Hem stitch, Petipoint. Colors: Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, White, Yellow
Date(s):
  • 1810-1830;
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Material(s):
  • fibre, linen
  • fibre, silk
Medium(s):
  • Embroidery
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  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171487aw.jpg
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171487bw.jpg
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